Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd.
by Lana Del Rey
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9.4

Universal acclaim- based on 821 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 30 out of 821
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  1. AndrezaPrado
    Mar 24, 2023
    10
    Acompanho Lana Del Rey há 10 anos e, mesmo depois de todo esse tempo, ela consegue me emocionar. Ocean BLVD é, de longe, um dos seus melhores discos: cinemático, profundo, sensual, sombrio e tão complexo e cheio de camadas, que com certeza vou refletir muito sobre tudo o que ela trouxe aqui pelos próximos meses.
  2. xRogs
    Mar 24, 2023
    10
    Uma homenagem à própria carreira e história, simplesmente impecável. Concorre com Norman **** Rockwell! como melhor álbum até o momento.
  3. jamesblues
    Mar 25, 2023
    10
    Lana Del Rey simply won't fail delivering one of the best albums of the year. This is the most introspective album she has ever released and it feels like the most personal. A second close to NFR.
  4. BonnieBerry
    Mar 27, 2023
    10
    completamente obcecado por esse álbum, o melhor dela desde o apoteótico Norman F Rockwell
  5. markoyounann
    Mar 24, 2023
    10
    intelligent and amazing music. this is a perfect example from an artist who continue to delivers.
  6. silvestre_m
    Mar 24, 2023
    9
    This is the truly essence of Lana Del Rey. A diary about her entire life, her family issues. She talks about it with open heart and animalzinho production. She is more mature than ever here.
  7. markribes
    Mar 24, 2023
    10
    Her best work. I really enjoy that. I think is in the same level with NFR. Thanks for this raw and dark album, Lana
  8. immormino
    Mar 25, 2023
    10
    Its 10000 album, Lana never disappointed, but also I'm gonna ask why the interludes... anyways love the album its a masterpiece, the production and one of the most raw lyrics, Lana you're crazy!!!! And I'm crazy with you. Love u and I'm sending the best blessings to you
  9. oxmarxrey
    Mar 25, 2023
    10
    The album starts dark and gritty with gospel elements that draw you in like a shadow deeply inside of Lana del Rey’s mind. Her 9th studio album contains themes of family, heartbreak, healing, and ultimately tragedy or better said the tragedy to come. Lana is able to combine these themes with lyrics and sonics that get you emotional from the second the songs begin to play. One of theThe album starts dark and gritty with gospel elements that draw you in like a shadow deeply inside of Lana del Rey’s mind. Her 9th studio album contains themes of family, heartbreak, healing, and ultimately tragedy or better said the tragedy to come. Lana is able to combine these themes with lyrics and sonics that get you emotional from the second the songs begin to play. One of the biggest stand out tracks for me personally was track 9 ‘fingertips.’ Del Rey writes her soul on paper, she speaks on criticisms she has been subjected to in the past whilst also speaks about the things that torment her in the present, although sometimes it can get a little confusing as the song barely follows any pop structure, through and through the song is our insight to the healing process that lana is going through in her life right now and as always where things might seem grey and dull the light will always find a way to shine in.… Expand
  10. willpaz1105
    Mar 24, 2023
    10
    This is already a classical Lana album. Her ability to evoke emotions and make us feel so into her lyrics is out of this world. I appreciate how sublime her vocals are in every song. This whole record makes me question if I live in the right decade, and at the same time, I´m grateful to listen to this album today and have someone like Lana. This is the perfect cousin of Norman ****This is already a classical Lana album. Her ability to evoke emotions and make us feel so into her lyrics is out of this world. I appreciate how sublime her vocals are in every song. This whole record makes me question if I live in the right decade, and at the same time, I´m grateful to listen to this album today and have someone like Lana. This is the perfect cousin of Norman **** Rockwell and Chemtrail Over the country club.… Expand
  11. rhettparker
    Mar 31, 2023
    10
    Absolutely incredible record. “Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd” is Lana Del Rey’s best body of work to date.
  12. lukemrogers
    Mar 24, 2023
    9
    Such a natural and beautiful progression for Lana. With Chemtrails and Blue Banisters, it felt as if Lana was a tad uninspired and maybe bored, but with this I think she’s back and confident as ever.
  13. Chyna
    Mar 25, 2023
    10
    Another beautiful and very personal album from Lana Del Rey, she can't do wrong.
  14. Lajaleaa
    May 9, 2023
    7
    This is nothing far from what Lana Del Rey usually is. It has never been bad, but it is a little frustrating that it doesn't get any better than this. She masters her lyrics as a true extension of her body, but her poems, thoughts and reflections stay in a neutral and heavy ground without a production that actually makes all of this feels like music all together.
  15. Luiz_ferms
    Apr 26, 2023
    10
    Pure poetry. This album is a masterpiece of a Poet/Composer, Who can communicate with any generation living in the contemporaneity.
  16. stefanosf
    Mar 25, 2023
    10
    Her best and most diverse album since NFR! Every song is perfection and her lyricism is at its finest.
  17. davifontenelle
    Mar 26, 2023
    9
    I’m a huge Lana fan, and honestly i wasn’t so surprised by this album. It has great songs don’t get me wrong, but the tracklist didn’t get me so much, and the interludes… pushed me away, it broke the album rhythm. Still, in this album Lana managed to write AMAZING songs, and explored different sonorities in tracks like “A&W” and “Fishtail” and did her classic incredible stuff likeI’m a huge Lana fan, and honestly i wasn’t so surprised by this album. It has great songs don’t get me wrong, but the tracklist didn’t get me so much, and the interludes… pushed me away, it broke the album rhythm. Still, in this album Lana managed to write AMAZING songs, and explored different sonorities in tracks like “A&W” and “Fishtail” and did her classic incredible stuff like “Grandfather…”, “Kintsugi” has a beautiful production and heartbreaking lyric.… Expand
  18. gabirockwell
    Mar 24, 2023
    10
    arrebatador único brilhante só podia ser obra da maior compositora do século 21
  19. Bousamra3
    Mar 24, 2023
    10
    Honestly one of her best. If not her actual best album. She really outdid AND reinvented herself on this record. It was a journey of emotions going through it. Loved evrry single second of it. A 10/10! Love u Lana.
  20. Jmbund
    Mar 24, 2023
    10
    Her rawest album to date. Touches on themes like family, death, grief, trauma, happiness and joy. It’s a whole spectrum. The featured artists shines in it too. I really love this record the more I listen to it.
  21. TerrenceLovesU
    Mar 24, 2023
    10
    An absolute masterpiece.

    After two 'weak' albuns, Lava gave us, once again, a divine collection of songs.
  22. zakjoao
    Mar 27, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Another masterpiece from a person who has the ability to describe every feeling in a unique way.… Expand
  23. gustmartins1
    Mar 24, 2023
    10
    MEU DEUS SIMPLESMENTE O MELHOR ÁLBUM DA ARTISTA. Completo, íntimo, profundo, marcante e de fases.
  24. Fran17
    Jul 9, 2023
    10
    Fingertips and Did you know that there is a tunnel under ocean boulevard are one of the most beautiful things I've ever listened to.
  25. jimmynecco
    Mar 24, 2023
    9
    É um álbum linear, com muitos pontos altos que compensam as músicas menos afortunadas. A experiência é muito diferente do habitual do que ouvimos de Lana Del Rey, é uma experiência válida mas que não me envolveu 100% do tempo.
  26. Chris1008
    Mar 24, 2023
    10
    Beautiful album with meaningful songs. 10/10! The melody and the instruments in these songs are remarkable.
  27. Caropluda
    Mar 24, 2023
    10
    One of her most thorough albums to date. Cinematographic, personal and very profound but catchy and compellingly fascinating. Some unexpected mixtures that work in the best way possible. If you haven't heard it, give yourself some time to listen to the next Album of the Year. Thank you Lana Del Rey, for continuing to let the light in through your music in our hearts♥
  28. LanaDiva
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    As soon as the third track of this album came out, I knew that Lana was going to reach another peak in her career. LDR made her debut with the song Video Games. At that time, she was a girl who only had love in her eyes. Her concept of love was "You are my heaven". The first album was even called Born to Die, which means Born to Love. A young girl loves passionately, asks what love is inAs soon as the third track of this album came out, I knew that Lana was going to reach another peak in her career. LDR made her debut with the song Video Games. At that time, she was a girl who only had love in her eyes. Her concept of love was "You are my heaven". The first album was even called Born to Die, which means Born to Love. A young girl loves passionately, asks what love is in the world, and knows how to make love between life and death. Underneath the poignancy and heroic romance, it has a somewhat middle-of-the-road feel. Lana's music image can be said to be the ultimate hedonism, Ride and the mv are her important benchmarks, "Dying young and playing hard", she is sitting on the tire, ignoring everything, as if the world is still, like a pendulum Keep shaking forever. Eleven years later, this album marks a key landmark in Lana's life, with the theme of death. But the difference from before is that when Lana talked about death, she was actually talking about love. At the age of 20, she knew what life and death are, and she was somewhat "sorrowful for writing new words". Approaching her forties, after experiencing the death of her relatives, she finally looked back at her surroundings and realized how short life is, and she cannot take a single cloud with her, and can only cherish the memories of good times. The Grants begins with a song that sets the tone, starting from a church hymn, like a carol at a funeral. Lana Del Rey's real name is Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, and she obviously wrote it to her family. Lana's uncle, David Grant, died in 2016 while climbing the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Here is a song by American country singer John Denver, because Denver died of the same accident, and his last name is Denver, which happens to be the capital of Colorado. A stroke of God's will. John Denver expressed his love for his hometown by describing mountains and rivers throughout his life. Here "I'm gonna take mine of you with me" is intertextual with his famous song Country Road Take Me Home. After my death, the only thing that matters is my closest These people, they are my family, and it is obvious that Lana here already considers her lover as family. What a romance and what a change, she used to write about death and love, you are the only one in my life, but she herself is empty, now she understands that her life is enriched and precious by her loved ones, and my The family bloodline has you, and my next life will have you. Kintsugi can be said to be The Grant's sister. She explained in more detail the deaths of three relatives. She only attended the last funeral of her grandmother due to her busy schedule. Kintsugi means that when Japan restores cultural relics, it does not restore the original appearance, but fills it with gold and silver. At the end of the second chorus here, I think it is the most romantic and affectionate love poem written by Lana Del Rey. The death of a loved one and witnessing death will only make you cherish the remaining time and the people in front of you. Lana thought, Jack Donoghue would be The one who accompanies her until the end. Here be with you and Donoghue's trisyllabic and final rhyme fit so well, and the moment she sings his last name is the most soulful tone I've ever heard Lana in her career. Outro's vocal really perfectly expresses the golden shimmer, and even a slightly torn sound in the part of singing Ah reproduces this skill intentionally or unintentionally. These two songs, in my opinion, are a new romantic peak in Lana's career. As a digression, because The Grant wrote about grandmother, the time calculation should also be written for Donoghue. I also listened to Jack Donoghue’s music carelessly before. He is the originator of the experimental music school witch house. He himself is a producer + rapper. In this album Lana has two rap songs for the first time, which shows the influence of her boyfriend on her. Let the Light In, a collaboration with my friend Father John Misty (who I also like very much personally), can be said to be the sequel to Kintsugi, and Bridge is also very full of emotions. Lana thinks about what is the most precious memory because of the death around her, and the other side is forgetting. Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd is a song about forgetting. Under Ocean Avenue, there is an unfinished tunnel. No matter how exquisitely decorated the craftsmen are, it will always be sealed underground. On the surface, this song should be written for ex-boyfriends. The only two promotions for the album were selected at the addresses of the two ex-boyfriends. The shout here is not to forget me, and the surface layer is nostalgia for old love. Harry Nilsson, who appears in this song, I think can be said to be the singer closest to Lana's aesthetic except Billie Holliday. LDR's nostalgia for the golden age of America is an eternal theme throughout his artistic career.… Expand
  29. maxarg
    Mar 24, 2023
    10
    SHE DID AGAIN. A perfect album by a perfect singer. What can I say. A WORK OF ART.

    LANA DEL REY YOU ARE A LIVING LEGEND
  30. Elijahtantouri
    Mar 24, 2023
    10
    her best record so far, The lyrics are pure poetry the melody as usual is out of this world, very beautifully produced
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. PopMatters
    May 31, 2023
    70
    Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd is a 16-track, 78-minute album, and some of it will lose even her most ardent fans. Track eight is where it regains itself through the extended metaphor of “Kintsugi”: a Japanese term for a pottery repair technique that calls attention to the crack rather than hides it. .... [After “Margaret”] There are three more tracks, though.
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  2. Uncut
    Apr 13, 2023
    70
    If you've not already bought into the LDR mythos, it's like joining a long-form TV show midway through its difficult fourth season. [Jun 2023, p.26]
  3. Under The Radar
    Apr 12, 2023
    85
    So while Del Rey is still the same sepia-tinted, sun-soaked American aesthete that she once was, there are real lifetime stamps all over Did you know that conjure a biographical sincerity, instigating a personal closeness.
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